public  void remoteViewNotification(View v)
{
    RemoteViews remoteViews = new RemoteViews(getPackageName() , R.layout.notification_view);

    remoteViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.notif_image, R.drawable.android_nougat_h1);
    remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.notif_text, "Text for the Custom Ttext");
    NotificationCompat.Builder builder=new NotificationCompat.Builder(this).
            setSmallIcon(R.drawable.nougat)
            .setContent(remoteViews)
            .setAutoCancel(true);

    NotificationManager nm=(NotificationManager)getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
    nm.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID,builder.build());

}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/notif_image"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/notif_text"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/notif_image"
        android:gravity="center_vertical" />

</RelativeLayout>

android.app.RemoteServiceException: Bad notification : Couldn't expand RemoteViews for: StatusBarNotification